rustytool
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Twelve 55 ton bottle jacks to lift bridge
- Thread starter rustytool
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Milland
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- Jul 6, 2006
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- Hillsboro, New Hampshire
I've occasionally viewed that channel, but really don't get much joy from seeing trucks get can-opened. It's more amusement at clueless truck renters, I guess. Being from the Boston area we've got a famous bridge on Storrow Drive that's usually good for a couple trucks every September moving season. Please Don'''t Drive Your Moving Truck On Storrow Drive | WBUR News
It's really well past time that the 3,556mm bridge was raised or the road lowered.
Larry Dickman
Titanium
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- Temecula, Ca
wouldn't it have been easier to lower the road? 
morsetaper2
Diamond
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- Gaithersburg, MD USA
wouldn't it have been easier to lower the road?
I had the same thought. However, I read somewhere there are utility lines (or something) underneath that complicated things. But don't recall the exact details.
Guy that owns the youtube channel may have to go out and get a job now!
Milland
Diamond
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- Hillsboro, New Hampshire
wouldn't it have been easier to lower the road?
There's a maximum grade that the trains can climb, they needed to keep the change of height to a minimum.
And yes, my understanding is that there's a lot of utilities/sewers near the road surface, which is already a low point in the roadway as it goes under the bridge. So dropping the roadway further would be even more problematic.
If you haven't watched the video in #1 yet, there's some neat rail equipment for raising rail and ties to re-level them, starting at 4:45. Some of the machine's movements are almost insect-like.
[Try to ignore the music...]
What's so "Sad"?....
Sadistic entertainment is my guess. Why are we talking about Bridges?
Milland
Diamond
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- Hillsboro, New Hampshire
Have we gone "too far"?
